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Category Archives: Spirituality
Grateful
I may be gnarled and knotted by the years I have been weathered and beaten by the elements My forlorn shape may speak of all my fears My trunk and branches by age have been bent. Still I am thankful … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Nature, Photography, Spirituality
Tagged Blessings, Eternity, Gratitude
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Being a Neighbor: Go and Do Likewise
There is a lot not right in the world today. There is too much hunger and suffering. There is too much violence and injustice. There is too much greed and selfishness. There is not enough forgiveness and forbearance to forget … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Spirituality
Tagged Beginnings, Choice, Service, Suffering
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The Paradox and Challenges of Being a Christ Follower
The restless agitation on one hand and the extreme boredom on the other in people today are symptoms of a deep longing and hunger of something beyond material goods and possessions, an emptiness that cannot be filled with fleeting and … Continue reading
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Tagged Fidelity, Service
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Detachment and Eternity
Try to hold on to a moment and it is gone forever. Never to come again and never ever to be enjoyed. Live the moment and just relish it And it is captured and saved for eternity Etched in the … Continue reading
Minima Maxime Facere
Among the joys and blessings of living in this day and age are the many options available to people. There are so many jobs available today that were unheard of when I was studying in college. Who would have thought … Continue reading
Some Amazing Lessons
So much of life’s meaning can be gleaned from ordinary elements. Earth. The soil on which we plant that by which we live is nothing but clumps of earth. The hill and the mountains that we look up to for … Continue reading
The Two Sons – The Prodigal and The Dutiful
Great music always has a familiar sound to it. The melody sounds like something we have heard before even if we are hearing it for the first time. Great truths also have a familiar ring to them; because we already … Continue reading
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Proactivity and Prayer
One of the valuable lessons I have learned from Stephen Covey is the practice of proactivity – the ability to put a space between the stimulus and the actions I take. The best way to exercise proactivity, I have learned, … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Discipline, Prayer
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Preparing for the Banquet
My greatest fear growing old is the coming of the day when I shall have outlived my usefulness and become a burden to others. I am beginning to miss the days when I was the go-to or the run-to person … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Love, Spirituality, The Good News
Tagged Being a Father, Growing Older, Humility, Sacrifice
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Spiritual Exercises
I have had hypertension for many years now. I have managed to keep it under control through exercise, diet and medications. My medicines correct whatever imbalance in my organ systems and body processes that causes my blood pressure to spike. … Continue reading